Bush, 59, the son of a president and brother of another, pushed aside any interest in running with Romney. But he has strong feelings on whom he wants Romney to pick as a running mate.

Marco Rubio, he said of the freshman Florida GOP senator, who served as a volunteer on Bushs governors campaign. Bush described Rubio, 40, as dynamic, joyful, disciplined and principled.

He is the best orator of American politics today, a good family man. He is not only a consistent conservative, but he has managed to find a way to communicate a conservative message full of hope and optimism, Bush said.

Your parents have to be citizens at the time of your birth for many years. That is the major problem people have with Obama. His father was not born in America. This will never go away if Republicans start ignoring constitutional requirements.

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posted on 03/22/2012 7:56:37 AM PDT
by napscoordinator
(A moral principled Christian with character is the frontrunner! Congrats Santorum!)

There have been numerous threads on Free Republic about how “natural born citizen” is defined.

And those threads, some quite lengthy, are full of controversy as to what “natural born citizen” really means. Apparently the courts have never given a definitive ruling. In Obama’s case, his being born in Hawaii seems to be all that matters, not who his parents were or their citizenship status.

Realistically, perhaps not within the legal framework you are suggesting, but realistically, nothing is going to be done if Rubio was a VP running mate, or if he ever runs for president in the future. Realistically, nobody is going to stop someone from running for office based on the natural born citizen status.

A better choice would be Brian Sandoval, current governor of Nevada. Former AG, Federal judge and residing governor.. young, handsome and good orator. Also, comes from Harry Reids state... would sit in the US Senate presiding over Harry. Good dynamics.

Hard to believe that there are still people breathing who don’t get the natural born citizen matter. Rubio’s parents were not American citizens when he was born here. I believe that the gutless weenie GOP wants him as potus some day and that’s why they aren’t outraged about O’s fraud and have done nothing about it. They don’t even TALK about it. If natural born citizenship doesn’t matter to presidential eligibility, then why should age (35+) or 14 years US residency?

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posted on 03/22/2012 8:07:58 AM PDT
by klb99
(I now understand why the South seceeded)

How sad it is that the GOP seems so desperate to not fit the stereotype. So much so they are itching to pick a candidate based on race.

Not that Rubio doesn’t have strong credentials in his own right.

Allowing a level playing field is one thing, but actively hoisting the wrong people forward, for the wrong reasons (i.e. Obama) will lead to our destruction.

Unqualified people that smooth talk and look pretty fpor the cameras didn’t build the greatest nations on earth.....a mixture of boring, fat, old, white men did. They got there based on record, hard work, determination, love of country and a desire to help others. If they were the best at it, what is wrong with that?

Contrast that with someone like obama, no real record to speak of, no hard work behind him, a false determination based only on self fulfilment and no desire to help others aside from his own political friends. A gameplayer not a leader.

I couldn’t care less who they are, what they look like and the day we started turing politics into a reality soap opera was the day we signed our own death warrants as nations.

Average Joe just wants his government to allow that level playing field througout society, keep taxes low, uphold the law, a law as non intrusive and respectful of the individual as possible and to defend the nation.

Politics has taken over, it has been bloated and turned into a crazy, ridiculous popularity contest....just look at the embarassment that is the nomination process. Respectable men, like Gingrich, Romney (his awful politics aside), Santorum being forced to essentially perform like dogs for the camera, mud fight to the delight media elite.

We’re all on a slippery slope downwards and I personally struggle to see how it be changed now such is the social decline that has happened and the people that currently hold huge amounts of powers both on and behind the scenes.

Backstabber: "Two ineligible candidates for the GOP will void RomneyCARE and our ineligibility. Like multiplying -1 by itself. And it's for me!!!!!"

"We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates wouldn't make any sense at all."" -- President Ronald Reagan

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posted on 03/22/2012 8:24:19 AM PDT
by Diogenesis
("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. " Pres. Ronald Reagan)

....Come on man, the Bushes don’t need no stinkin’ constitution!! the GOP-e jus needs to give 0bamao cover for his ineligibility... who cares about rules anyway. Rules are for the little people... see Corzine and the missing $1/2Billion!

I am afraid that we have lost control of the rule of law and constitutionality. The growing population of people in America who wish for government control is probably never going to be stopped. At tat point government will make its own rules as it goes. This has already been stated by liberal democrats with nary a peep from the right.

If just one parent is not a U.S. citizen at the time of the childs birth, the child is not qualified to run for president. Why do you think all the stink about the cheeky Kenyan bastard? But maybe you have not read about it.

Rubios parents were still Cuban citizens at the time of his birth.

Anyone who says yes is an ignorant ass who has been living under a rock for many years.

Please educate yourself and get up to speed. This has been going on for over 3 years and much, much longer.

There is no controversy as to the definition of natural born citizen and the US Supreme Court has given a definitive definition at least three times. In 1968 there was no question as to what NBC meant and there was no doubt that every US citizen had standing to object.

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